Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of acting like a ‘raja’ (king) and warning that prison may not be far off for the BJP leader.
Speaking at a party meeting in Chaygaon, Gandhi said, “Assam CM thinks he is ‘raja’, but he will be in jail not long before.” The Congress MP further asserted that Sarma and his family would be held accountable for corruption by the people of Assam. “Congress won’t put him in jail, people will,” Gandhi claimed.
“Fear writ large in your CM; he knows fearless Congress workers will put him in jail,” the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha added.
Gandhi, along with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, is on a day-long visit to Assam to hold discussions with party workers and prepare a roadmap for the future. The first meeting of the day was held at a hotel near Guwahati airport, followed by the second meeting in Chaygaon, about 40 kilometres away.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma fired back at Gandhi’s remarks, saying the Congress leader has made similar claims in the past and has “conveniently forgotten” that he himself is out on bail in multiple criminal cases across the country.
“Take it in writing, Himanta Biswa Sarma will definitely be sent to jail — these were the exact words spoken by the Leader of the Opposition, Shri Rahul Gandhi, during his closed-door meeting with the Congress Political Affairs Committee in Assam,” Sarma said in a post on X.
He added that Gandhi had come all the way to Assam just to make such statements. “My best wishes to you, Rahul ji. Enjoy the hospitality of Assam for the rest of the day,” Sarma posted.
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